Editing Hallel (section)

==Other Hallel sequences==
The name "Hallel" is normally applied to Psalms 113–118. For greater specificity this is sometimes called the '''Egyptian Hallel''' ({{transliteration|he|Hallel Miẓri}}).<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/hallel |title=Hallel |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Judaica |year=2008 |publisher=The Gale Group |access-date=2019-05-08 |archive-date=2019-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508030442/https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/hallel |url-status=live }}</ref> This name is due to its mention of the Exodus from Egypt in {{Bibleverse|Psalms|114:1|HE}}.<ref name=y>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yeshiva.org.il/midrash/3824|title=הלל המצרי והלל הגדול בליל הסדר &#124; בית המדרש &#124; שיעורי תורה|website=אתר ישיבה|access-date=2020-04-11|archive-date=2020-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411184310/https://www.yeshiva.org.il/midrash/3824|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Great Hallel===
The term '''Great Hallel''' ({{transliteration|he|Hallel HaGadol}}) is used to refer to Psalm 136; according to other opinions in the Talmud, Great Hallel refers to either Psalms 135–136 or 134–136.<ref name=y/> Each verse of Psalm 136 concludes with the refrain "for his mercy endures forever" and it contains mention of twenty-six acts of Divine kindness and sustenance for the world.<ref>e.g., Berachot 4b, Pesachim 118a</ref> It is recited at the [[Passover Seder]] after the standard Hallel is completed. It is also said in the expanded [[pesukei dezimra]] on the morning of [[Shabbat]] and festivals. In the Talmudic era, if rain fell on the morning of a fast day that was declared in response to a drought, this was seen as a sign of Divine favor, in which case "the Great Hallel" was added in the afternoon prayers.<ref>Taanit 19a</ref> There is mention in some references that this Psalm may also be used antiphonally in Temple worship.<ref>Ryrie Study Bible-page 955</ref>

Psalm 136 was most probably used antiphonally in [[Temple in Jerusalem#Temple services|Temple worship]]. In Jewish liturgy, the Great Hallel is recited at the Passover Seder after the Lesser Hallel. All through the refrain is a repeated reference to the Lord's steadfast love (see {{bibleverse||Hosea|2:19|NKJV}}). This psalm is a hymn that opens with a call to praise God because of God's great deeds in nature and God's gracious historical actions in the history of Israel. It continues expressing God's mercy toward all and ends with another call to praise God.<ref>Ryrie Study Bible page 955</ref>

===Pesukei Dezimra===
[[Pesukei dezimra]] is also described by the [[Talmud]] as a kind of Hallel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.118b.5?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|title=Shabbat 118b:5|website=www.sefaria.org|access-date=2020-04-21|archive-date=2020-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112204619/https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.118b.5?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|url-status=live}}</ref>